Retold Fairy Tales: Snow White

Submitted by Teens on Mon, 03/26/2012 - 19:00

Mirror Mirror is released this Friday and features a new take on Snow White's tale. Snow White and the Huntsman starring Kristen Stewart is released this summer, and you can put a hold on the book adaptation now. The TV show Once Upon a Time also features the character of Snow White in a pivotal role.

Here are some young adult adaptations of this fairy tale:

Fairest by Gail Carson Levine

Aza must reconcile her unconventional appearance with her beautiful voice. This voice attracts the attention of a prince and an evil queen.

Mira, Mirror by Mette Ivie Harrison

The witch trapped in a magic mirror manipulates a peasant and a merchant's daughter in an attempt to gain her freedom.

Snow by Tracy Lynn

A princess copes with her jealous and evil stepmother, but she flees to London when the situation becomes too dangerous.

Snow in Summer by Jane Yolen

Summer suspects that her stepmother, a snake handler, is up to no good in a Snow White tale set in 1940's West Virginia.

Young teens might also like the Sisters Grimm series by Michael Buckley which can be found in the Youth Services Department.